Time: 43:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1995
Styles: West Coast Blues, Soul Blues, Texas Blues
Art: Full
01. Back Bottom Soul (3:08)
02. 2 trains Runnin' (4:10)
03. Whiskey Headed Woman (3:40)
04. Louise Ann (3:56)
05. Baby Please Don't Go (3:17)
06. Tijuana Blues (2:42)
07. Shake Yo' Booty (3:53)
08. Gonna Move Back To Town (4:05)
09. Dust My Broom (4:17)
10. Stoop Down (2:50)
11. Drunk Woman (3:45)
12. Back Bottom Blues (4:08)
Richard Riggins (this Harmonica Slim) was born 1st July 1921 in Tupelo (Ms). He started to play harmonica at a very young age and knew quite well a teenage Mc Kinley Morganfield (yes: the future Muddy Waters) who was courting Richard's sister. In 1932, Richard went to work for the Pacific Railroad Company and settled in Oakland (California) . He plays the week ends on local juke joints with other deep blues artists like Al Simmons, Sidney Maiden or Guitar Slim Green. In 1966, Riggins teams up with K.C. Douglas which brings him for the first time in a studio, recording behind K.C. Douglas and under his name in 1973-74 two 45s for the Blues Connoiseur label. After retirement from the Railroad, Richard settles in Fresno (Cal.) where producer Chris Millar finds him in the early 90's and records him on the anthology West Fresno Blues Masters and on several CDs under the nickname Harmonica Slim.
Richard Riggins (Harmonica Slim) dies in his Fresno home on 4th May 2003.
Thanks to Gerard Herzhaft for the info.
Richard Riggins (Harmonica Slim) dies in his Fresno home on 4th May 2003.
Thanks to Gerard Herzhaft for the info.
Back Bottom Blues MP3
Back Bottom Blues FLAC
7 comments:
Wrong notes of course. This Harmonica Slim is Richard Riggins (1921-2003) who also recorded under his real name as a leader and an accompanist with his friend K.C. Douglas.
Travis Blaylock is another Harmonica Slim, in fact THE very first Harmonica Slim (1934-84). For more details on him, cf my post
https://jukegh.blogspot.com/2017/06/harmonica-slim-travis-blaylock.html
Thanks Gerard. I did a copy/paste info from your blog. I hope you don't mind.
Sorry pals. But you have also made a mistake in putting my post on this. I repeat: the CD that is featured is by Harmonica Slim (Richard Riggins) and NOT by Harmonica Slim (Travis Blaylock).
Richard Riggins (this Harmonica Slim) was born 1st July 1921 in Tupelo (Ms). He started to play harmonica at a very young age and knew quite well a teenage Mc Kinley Morganfield (yes: the future Muddy Waters) who was courting Richard's sister. In 1932, Richard went to work for the Pacific Railroad Company and settled in Oakland (California) . He plays the week ends on local juke joints with other deep blues artists like Al Simmons, Sidney Maiden or Guitar Slim Green. In 1966, Riggins teams up with K.C. Douglas which brings him for the first time in a studio, recording behind K.C. Douglas and under his name in 1973-74 two 45s for the Blues Connoiseur label. After retirement from the Railroad, Richard settles in Fresno (Cal.) where producer Chris Millar finds him in the early 90's and records him on the anthology West Fresno Blues Masters and on several CDs under the nickname Harmonica Slim.
Richard Riggins (Harmonica Slim) dies in his Fresno home on 4th May 2003
Sorry for the mess Gerard. I thought that the link you left here was the Info for this artist. Now, everything is correct, I suppose :)
Perfect bluestender. Glad to have been useful
It's a honour to have you as a visitor of this blog Mr. Gerard. You have been useful in the past, now, and I hope in the future too. :)
Thanks, Bluestender, for this fine album, and thanks, Gerard, for the correct information and for distinguishing between two Harmonica Slims.
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